[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR2310.1]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 2300_LAND WITHDRAWALS--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart 2310_Withdrawals, General: Procedure

 

Sec.  2310.1  Procedures: General.





    (a) The basic steps leading up to the making, modification or 

extension of a withdrawal, except emergency withdrawals, are:

    (1) Preapplication consultation;

    (2) Obtaining Secretarial approval of a withdrawal petition in 

appropriate cases;

    (3) Submission for filing of an application for a requested 

withdrawal action;

    (4) Publication in the Federal Register of a notice stating that a 

withdrawal proposal has been made or that an application has been 

submitted for filing.

    (5) Negotiations between the applicant and the authorized officer as 

well as the accomplishment of investigations, studies and analyses which 

may be required to process an application.

    (6) Preparation of the case file to be considered by the Secretary, 

including the authorized officer's findings and recommendations;

    (7) Transmittal of the case file to the Director, Bureau of Land 

Management, for the Director's review and decision regarding the 

findings and recommendations of the authorized officer;

    (8) Transmittal of the case file to the Secretary.

    (9) Publication of a public land order or a notice of denial signed 

by the Secretary. If the application seeks a national defense withdrawal 

that may only be made by an Act of Congress, the Secretary will transmit 

to the Congress proposed legislation along with the Secretary's 

recommendations, and documentation relating thereto.